QUESTION 02

I was wondering if you could give me more information on the FaxScanner
you mentioned in your article. Exactly what is it, how much does it
cost, and where can one obtain it? Is the price US $ or Canadian $?
Thanks for any information you can give.
Joseph C.
Proud owner of Sharp Zaurus ZR-5800FX

Hi Joseph
It is my pleasure to give you more information on the faxscanner.
It is a very small electronic device powered by a 9V battery, that
emulates the telephone network. When I want to send from my Zaurus
directly to a fax machine to use it as a printer, then I connect my
PCMCIA fax modem in the Zaurus to the faxscanner. The other end of the
faxscanner is then connected directly to the fax machine. At this point
the fax machine is happy because it thinks it is connected to the
telephone network and sits waiting to answer a "call". The Zaurus is
happy because it thinks it has an ok modem / telephone line to send
data out on. Then I send a fax out of the Zaurus as usual (a real tele
# is course is not needed). As you can see, faxscanner saves you having
to tie up two telephone lines. It worked nicely at a computer show
where I was primarily demonstrating the faxing capability of the
Zaurus. I had the Zaurus, faxscanner and a Sharp (of course) fax
machine set up. I would encourage booth visitors to enter their name
into a promotional document on the Zaurus and then fax it and gave the
hardcopy to them to take away. It was a simple but effective way of
having people see with their own eyes the power of the Zaurus.
The other potential use of the faxscanner is to have the fax machine
send data directly into a PC (ie act as a scanner), without having to
tie up two telephone lines. The faxscanner comes with PC Windows
software for this kind of operation. However, you can use your normal
PC fax software, set to receive mode.
The faxscanner is made by S.V.A. Software, 5170 Broadway Suite 26, San
Antonio, TX 78209, tel (210) 822-0014, fax (210) 822-0515. I was in
contact with Donald Christensen, President in April of this year. He
will sell just the H/W, which is all that you need if using the fax
machine as a printer. My guess is for $25. USA. If you buy the
commercial combined H/W & S/W pack, the cost was approximately
$100. USA.
I hope this helps you. Since writing the mobilis article, I have moved
up to a Zaurus 5700. I too am a proud owner!
Best Regards, Egbert Verbrugge